Quote#Wisdom
Of all noxious animals, too, the most noxious is a tourist. And of…
Quote byFrancis Kilvert · 1840–1879
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: 5 April 1870.
English (original)
Of all noxious animals, too, the most noxious is a tourist. And of all tourists the most vulgar, ill-bred, offensive and loathsome is the British tourist.
— Francis Kilvert
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